| A match made in heaven and long predicted just might | | | | the team. There are a few reasons for this. |
| finally be happening. Rumors are rampant that | | | | Formula One is often viewed as being very popular in |
| Fernando Alonso is going to make the move from | | | | Europe. This is not the case in Spain. The nation had |
| Renault to Ferrari in Formula One. | | | | no race for a very long time as it is much more |
| Ferrari is the iconic team of F1. The team has finished | | | | skewed towards motorcycle racing. The rise of |
| off a run of dominance with Michael Schumacher and | | | | Fernando Alonso saw a renewed interest in F1, but |
| now gone through three very iffy years. Kimi | | | | there is no mistaking the interest is in him and not the |
| Raikkonen was brought in to replace the retired | | | | sport itself. Regardless, this has resulted in a number of |
| Schumacher. The results were initially excellent with | | | | Spanish sponsors moving into F1 to support him at |
| Raikkonen nipping Lewis Hamilton and Fernando | | | | McLaren Mercedes when he made his move. Finally |
| Alonso to take the Driver's Championship his first year | | | | free of that albatross of a contract, a funny thing has |
| with the team. Since then, however, it has been all | | | | happened. The Spanish sponsors have all been moving |
| down hill and that is a major understatement. | | | | to...Ferrari. |
| Fernando Alonso is a Spaniard who has been a World | | | | Hmmmm... |
| Champion twice while driving for Renault. He made an | | | | The old saying is where there is smoke, there is fire. |
| ill fated switch to McLaren Mercedes that resulted in a | | | | The Alonso to Ferrari rumor is a towering inferno. Is |
| small civil war at the team and then eventually | | | | there anything that can stop it? Yes. Ironically, it is the |
| returned to Renault. The results have been both bad | | | | incredibly disappointing Kimi Raikkonen. He has a |
| and good at Renault as the team has produced an | | | | monster contract that is alleged to pay him roughly |
| uncompetitive car, but Alonso has repaired his | | | | $45 million a year. The contract runs through 2010, |
| reputation by still driving the car to the front half of the | | | | which means Ferrari would have to come up with a |
| field and even has won twice. | | | | big buyout. Normally, that would not be a problem but |
| The three dominant talents in Formula One are | | | | we do not live in normal times. Still, the move makes |
| Fernando Alonso, Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel. | | | | so much sense that it is hard to imagine Ferrari |
| Hamilton is at McLaren and not going anywhere. Vettel | | | | suffering through another year of Raikkonen driving |
| could end up at Ferrari as the teams experience with | | | | around aimlessly. Expect to see Alonso in Ferrari red in |
| German drivers [Schumacher] has been excellent. All | | | | 2010. |
| and all, however, it appears Alonso is the choice for | | | | |